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  • Representative Democracy?

    REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY? by Scott Thompson onservatives and right libertarians sometimes argue that the United States is supposed to be a republic, not a democracy. According to this argument, a republic is an elected government in which the individual has sovereign rights, and a democracy is a “tyranny of the majority” in which the minority has […]

    No responses 3 min read May 4, 2013
  • Standing up in the State of Minnesota

    STANDING UP IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA by Cheryl Kathleen Gerth here is no mistaking that Citizens United is one of the most egregiously prejudiced rulings in the history of the United States judicial system. Borne under the auspices of corporate greed, its conception and enactment have served only to fuel and enforce the power […]

    No responses 4 min read May 3, 2013
  • Harder than the Truth: the power of our powerlessness

      HARDER THAN THE TRUTH: THE POWER OF OUR POWERLESSNESS by Jeff Clark Nothing but the truth Common words in use Hard to find excuse Harder than the truth                                                     […]

    No responses 11 min read May 2, 2013
  • Occupy as Mythology

    OCCUPY AS MYTHOLOGY by James C. Henderson mythology is a coordinated system of understanding and beliefs that enables a human to function successfully in the world. Mythology does not explain why things happen, but shows—through analogy and metaphor—how to deal with and appreciate what happens. It is a set of stories of how others have […]

    No responses 11 min read April 6, 2013
  • 99% Brighid-A Pagan Liberation Theology

    99% BRIGHID–A PAGAN LIBERATION THEOLOGY by Scott Thompson he year 2011 saw massive uprisings and popular protests all over the world in the name of democracy and social justice. From October 2011 onward I was personally involved in these struggles as an activist for Occupy Minnesota. Given the reputation of Minneapolis as “Paganistan,” it’s not […]

    No responses 7 min read April 5, 2013
  • Always Occupied

    ALWAYS OCCUPIED by Carol Benedict have long believed the saying, “Societies are best judged by how they treat their most vulnerable.” And I also believe that right now, we are not doing a very good job with that. So it came as no shock when Occupy began, that I would immerse myself in the overwhelming […]

    No responses 3 min read April 3, 2013
  • Harder Than the Truth: the power of our powerlessness 2

    HARDER THAN THE TRUTH: THE POWER OF OUR POWERLESSNESS 2 by Jeff Clark                                                                     Nothing but the truth Common words in use Hard […]

    No responses 8 min read April 2, 2013
  • The Role of Unions in Today’s Economic and Political Climate

    THE ROLE OF UNIONS IN TODAY’S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CLIMATE Observations from John Benedict y involvement in the Occupy movement became direct and personal when I married my wife, Carol, who is involved in Occupy Saint Paul’s Media Working Group. In addition to my liberal thinking, I am a drummer in a blues band and […]

    No responses 7 min read February 2, 2013
  • Ditched on the Road to Progress

    DITCHED ON THE ROAD TO PROGRESS by Carol Benedict knew the risks. I knew my name would be smeared, that I would be blamed for it. I knew the minute the investigator leaned across the desk and asked, “What were you wearing?” But I reported my rape anyway. That was in 1977. That was when […]

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